Costello's manga / #Slice of Life(59)

Dude! This is it! The story is so cute, it flows seamlessly and the characters are so honest and well developed. I really loved this.

So this was really bittersweet. I loved how the author made it so clear that Subin and Hyungwoo were not meant for each other at least for that period of their life, be it bc inmaturity from both parts and missed words or opportunities. Most of the time that makes me not to root for that kind of couple, but here all characters are presented so incongruent, selfish, confused and craving company in their solitude that it made me root for all of them. Even the older character, Kand Jun, I wished it was more understandable how he went from "get this child out" to "shit I love him, stay", but I really liked he wasn't fully grown in every aspect of his life only bc he's 29; unlike Hyungwoo he already had accepted his sexuality and was a bit more upfront with his feelings, but he wasn't necessarily know it all in love or mature for that matter. They all have to grow up and it was nice to read it. I didn't have a favorite character, I just loved how the plot developed, but this phrase in the extras by Jun: "To have someone who'd just embrace me like that without question, without conditions... that's enough for me. To me that's happiness." I mean dude, yes, exactly (I'm old and this all I want really).

Honestly, I really loved this. I think I really like this author a lot. I'm surprised this is her first comic; I had already read her other 2 completed works, her art evolution is incredible and I think this comic shows it the most, how much she progresses. The story is at times chaotic in the sense of there's a lot of unexpected, erratic decisions, a lot of misunderstandings and discoveries; it's always interesting even when you don't agree with what they're doing. Also also, I really loved how every single character influenced the story as a whole. Here the secondary characters never feel like a fill character; I loved the extras, it gave so much weight to these characters decisions, and I have to say I loved the sister. Yes, she was scheming and manipulative, but man, all she planned to have exactly what she wanted and she got it! I mean, we all like when the mean character suffers their actions' consequences, but this is not that kind of story.

Wow.